Ali Akbar (academic)
Ali Akbar is a Bangladeshi academic. He is the current vice-chancellor of Bangladesh Agricultural University.Akbar earned his bachelor's and master's from Animal Husbandry Faculty at BAU in 1975 and 1977 respectively. He then joined as a lecturer in Animal Nutrition Department in 1977. He obtained his Ph.D. from the University of Aberdeen. He was promoted to a professor in 1993.
Upon the resignation of Md Rafiqul Hoque, the previous vice-chancellor of BAU, Akbar was appointed for the position on 25 May 2015 for a four-year term.
